Where does “villous” come from?
Villous comes from Latin villus, hair or shaggy nap, from Latin vellus, fleece, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-, to pull or pluck.
villous (English): Hairy, covered with soft long hair; Covered with...
Definitions
- Hairy, covered with soft long hair; Covered with...
Ancestry of “villous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 2 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
Words derived from “villous”